Water faucet



YJuly 13 1926.

G. HOLTER WATER FUGET Filed August 8, 1925 Patented July 13, 1926.

i UNITED STAT GUs'rAvn Homan, or SEATTLE, wAsi'inuron.

WATER FAUCETL Application filed' August S, 1925. Serial No.`4i8v,972.

My invention relates to improvements in water faucets and the object of my inven' tion 1s to provide a simple and eflicient water faucet in which all gaskets and packing around the stein of the faucet are dispensed with and the suction of the water flowing through ,the faucet is utilized to prevent the escape of water around the faucet stem.

Another objectis t0V provide a faucet of this nature having a deflector of inverted cup shape on the lower end ofthe faucet operating stem for deliecting they water downwardly and having a communicating passageway `between the space below around said deflector and the main outlet ofk the faucet. 4

l accomplish the above and other objects by means; illustrated in the Vaccompanying drawings, in which` Figure .1 is a view in vertical mid section of a water faucet constructed in accordance with .my invention showing the faucet" valve in `a maximum open position.

Figure 2` 'si a ofthe same showing the faucet valve closed'. Figure 3;is afdetached view in vertical section of the valve member. f

Figure l is a sectional view substantially on broken line 4 4 of Fig. 3 and F ig. 5 is a detached sectionalview -of the body portion of the faucet., Y n

Referring tol the drawings, throughout which like reference numerals designate'like parts, 6 isV faucet body having a passageway 7 Vextendingl lengthwise therethrough and having an internally threaded counter-y bore 8 at thetop end for the reception of a fitting 9 andan internally threaded counter# bore 10` at the bottom end for reception of a larger bottoni fitting or stem 11 of well known form that may be connected with any suitableA water supply pipe.

rh faucet spout 12 is threaded into one side oft-he faucet ybody 6. and secured thereto by a lock nut: 13. Y The faucet body 6 is pro#k vided at the bottom end of passagewayl7 with an annu-lar portiony 14' that projects downwardly into the larger counterboreY 10 at the: bottom and that is internally coned or countersrmkl to form avalve seat 15 for a valve 16 which isI preferably of rubber.

The valve 16 is mounted on a stem 17 between an enlarged stem portion 18 at the upper end and a disc 19V at the lower end. n rlrhe enlarged portion 1S of the stem is provided with a plurality of externally disposed kthe bore 7 and forming guide means.

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fragmentary sectional viewv grooves'zZO to permitfthe upward passage of water around said steun the sections between said grooves iitting relatively closelywithin; A disc 21 is formed on the `upper end of the valve stem 17 and arranged to lit snugly within the passageway 7 to serve'as further guide means for said valve stem and to preventany considerable amount of water from flowing upwardly out of the top of passageway 7. A screw 33 prevents rotation ofthe valve member. y. f

'An annular hub .22 of metal projects upwardly into the upper counter-bore 8 around the passageway 7, leaving an annular recess 23 between said' hub'and the adjacent wall of they counterbore portion 8.

A passageway Qlkis formedk between the` bore 7 and the spout 12 through which wat-er 'may iiow outwardly through the faucet and another passageway iis formed between the passageway 2li and the counter-bored upper end portion 8 of the valve body.y

yThe fitting 9 isv axially bore-d forl there ception of a faucet operating stem 26 and said fitting 9 is internally provided with relatively steep threads 27 that engage within threaded recesses 28 in, thestem 26. lAn annular def-lector 30,L in the forlnk of a rela-y tively shallow inverted cup is secured by screw 31 to the bottom 'end ofthe faucet op f erating stem 26 and is movable vertically inl counter-bore portion 8 below the end of fitting 9. the sides of said deflector being arfL ranged to extend downwardly into the recess .23 and over the hub @il A handle 32'is sef cured to the upper end ofthe faucet operat ing stem 26 for turning thel saine to open the. Valve.

ln operation the pressure of water enter-k ing through'pipe 11 and acting on disc 19y will normally hold the faucet valve 16 in the closed position shown in Fig. 2 and will lift the faucet koperating stem 26 the maxf` nnum ainount5 the threaded portions 27-28 being of steep enough pitch sothat they water will always keep the valvel tightly t closed unless said valve is manually opened `offer very littlefresistance to endwise move#kr menty of the stem 26. Thepressure of the lThe valve 1.6 is opened manually by turny g (ing the faucet operating stein 26 thus rmov ing said stemv downwardly and causing the head of screw 31 to engage'wit-h thedisc 21 on the yvalve stem 17 and move said valve' Cil stem downwardly, thus aermitting water to flow upwardly through the slots 2O in the enlarged valve portion 18 outwardly through the valve spout l2.

Manifestly it is impossible to form a water tight lit around the disc inem-ber 2l on the upper end of valve stem 17 and around the faucet operating stem 26 and still leave said parts so that they will operate freely. lt is further impossible to prevent some wear of said parts when the faucet is in use, thus making it impossible to prevent leakage of water around the faucet operating stem 26, unless packing is used around said stem or other means devised to prevent the leakage of water. The use of packing around the faucet operating stem necessarily makes said stem work less freely and requires the renewal of the packing from time to time.

`l overcome the necessity of packing the faucet operating stem 26 by the use of the deflector cup 30 and the provision of passageway Q5 between faucet outlet spout l2 and the recess 23 below said deflector cup.

lVhen the faucet is open the deflector cup 30 is moved downwardly into recess 23 and over the hub 22 so that any water escaping around the disc 521 will be deflected downwardly by said cup. As the water flows upwardly through grooves 2O and outwardly through spout 2l a suction will be created through passageway 25 which will draw otl' any excess water in the upper portion of the faucet body thus preventing any leakage around the faucet operating stem 2G. lt will be seen that this faucet operates on substantially the same principle as an injector in creating the suction through passageway 25 that draws olf the excess water from upper portion of faucet body and prevents leakage around the faucet operating stem 25. This suction is produced regardless whether the faucet is open a slight amount or is open to the maximum.

It will be understood that the valve 16 is opened by turning' the faucet operating stem QG and that said valve will be closed automatically by the pressure of water as soon as said faucet operating stem is released thus the faucet will remain open only while the valve is held open.

The foregoing description and accompanying drawings clearly disclose a preferred embodiment of my invention but it will be understood that this disclosure is merely illustrative and that such changes in the invention may be resorted to as are within the scope and spirit of the following claims.

I claim:

l. In a faucet, a faucet body having a longitudinal water inlet passageway and an intercommunicating transverse water outlet passageway, a valve seat formed in said water inlet passageway, a valve arranged to be seated on said valve seat by the pressure and of the water, a valve operating stein entering said faucet body in alignment with said water inlet passageway and a deector cup on the end of said valve operating stem, said body portion having another passageway between said water outlet passageway and the space occupied by said deflector cup whereby a suction will be created around said deflector cup to draw od' water from around said deflector cup. l

2. In a faucet, a faucet body having a longitudinal water inlet passageway and having a transverse water discharge passageway that intersects said water inlet passageway, a valve seat at the lower end of said water inlet passageway, a valve arranged to be seated on said valve seat by the pressure of water, a valve operating stem entering the upper end of said body and arranged to engage with and open said valve and an inverted deflector cup on the bottom end of said valve operating stem arranged to defleet water downwardly, said body portion having another passageway between said water outlet passageway and the space occupied by said deflector cup whereby a suction will be created around said deflector cup to draw ofi' water from around said deflector cup.

3. In a faucet, a faucet body having a longitudinal water inlet bore extending therethrough and having larger counterbores at both ends, and having a water outlet passageway at one side that intersects said water inlet bore at substantially right angles thereto, said body having an auX- iliary suction passageway connecting said upper counterbore with said water outlet passageway, water inlet means connected with the bottom end of said faucet body, a fitting connected with the upper end of said faucet body, a valve seat at the bottom end of said water inlet bore, a valve arranged to be urged against said valve seat by the pressure of water, a stem extending upwardly from said valve, a disc on said stem above the point of intersection of said water outlet opening with said water inlet bore, a valve operating stem loosely mounted for rotation in said fitting at the upper end of said faucet body, means connected with said stem for engaging with said disc and opening said valve and a defiector cup secured in inverted position to the bottom end of said valve stein.

4. In a faucet, a faucet body having a longitudinal water inlet bore extending therethrough and having larger counterbores at both ends, and having a water outlet passageway at kone side that intersects said water inlet bore at substantially right angles thereto, said body having an auX- iliary suction passageway connecting said upper counterbore with said water outlet passageway, water inlet means connected with the bottom end of said faucet body, a iitting connected with the upper end of said faucet body, a valve seat at the bottom end of said water inlet bore, a valve arranged to be urged against said valve seat by the pressure ot' water', a stem extending upwardly from said valve, an enlarged guide portion on said stein having peripheral grooves through which water may liow, means for preventing rotation of said valve, a disc on said stem above the point of intersection of said water outlet opening with said water inlet bore, a valve operating stem loosely mountd for rotation in said fitting at vthe upper end ot said faucet body, means connected with said stem for engaging with said disc and opening said valve and a ydeiiector cup secured in inverted position to the bottom end of said valve operating stem.

5. In a faucet, a body portionhaving a longitudinal bore extending therethrough and having internally threaded counterbores at both ends and having a water outlet passageway at one side intersecting said longitudinal bore and having an opening at one side of said longitudinal bore between end of said body, a valve operating stem f extendingthrough said fitting, spiral thread means of relatively steep pitch interconnecting said valve operating stem and said fitting, a shallow detlector cup secured in inverted position to the bottom end of said valve operating stem, a conical valve seat at thev bottom endor" said bore, a conical valve arranged to iit said seat, a stem eX- tending upward from said valve, an enlarged portion on said valve stem' above said valve said enlarged portion having peripheral grooves through which water may passa disc on the upper end of said valve stein, means at the lower end of said valve operating stem for engaging with said disc and opening said valve and a larger disc at the bottom end yof said valve.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 21st day of July A. D. 1925. l GUSTAVE HOLTER. 

